Mets Hit Refresh

"Here's what stoked my enthusiasm for A.J. Ewing directly in advance of his big league debut on Tuesday: he wasn't Andy Ibañez, and he wasn't another Andy Ibañez. No shade intended toward the journeyman OF-3B DFA'd to create space for the first Met born in 2004, a mere six months before this blog came into existence. Somebody had to go. Something had to change."

"The appeal of the decision to elevate a quintessential fast riser instead of claiming from waivers a proverbial Quincy Quadruplé was simple. We'd get to witness a fresh face at the outset of his baseball journey, not the next retread who plops his voluminously stickered bags down in the clubhouse for two weeks before moving on in favor of a doppelgänger destined to act out the same role. Enough with the Andy Ibañez Mets."

"The A.J. Ewing Mets didn't have to beat the Tigers on Tuesday night at Citi Field for refresh to be successfully hit on this sullen season, though they did, handily. The Tigers were frighteningly Metsian in their approach to basically everything in the 10-2 defeat they were dealt. Do you realize the implications of this victory? We're now 16-25, whereas entering Tuesday we were 15-25. The won-lost column remains wallpaper for now."

"The standings will have to slouch in the corner until they develop proper posture. Win or lose, Ewing is the show. Ewing a"

A.J. Ewing is positioned as a valued prospect between Nick Evans and Wilmer Flores, with excitement building when he is called up to the majors. Enthusiasm centers on the choice to elevate a fast riser instead of claiming a veteran from waivers, avoiding the pattern of short-term retreads. The Mets’ win over the Tigers in a 10-2 defeat at Citi Field is treated as a positive but not decisive factor for the season record. The standings are described as still unstable, while Ewing is presented as the main attraction regardless of the outcome. His debut is framed as a meaningful change for the team.

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